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Summary: This book is one you will remember!
Review: Adela Fremont was a nurse and a novice Sister of Charity. On her first solicitation trip, her group came upon a dead young man and a seriously wounded half breed. Christian Ladino awoke in the care of the nuns. He had been a prisoner on Alcatraz Island for seven years and had recently been released. His only desire was to kill Nigel Smeet, the one who had killed his grandmother. His only lead was to find the daughter of Smeet's latest victim. Adela was the only one who would care for the Apache. (She was also the one that Christian had been searching for.) Adela had not seen her mother in over fifteen years. The day they were to finally meet, disaster struck! Her mother, step-father, and infant half-brother had been on the way to see Adela when a Mescalero Apache, Pajaro, and his band attacked. The step-father was killed, the infant was stolen, and the mother was near death. Adela received permission to care for her. This she did until her new found mother passed away. Adela turned to Christian for help in locating her missing brother. Smeet and Pajaro were working together. Now, so would Christian and Adela! **** A vivid and exciting ride into the past! It was fabulous! If you enjoy Historical Romances then this one is A MUST for you to read! ****
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Summary: Vivid and exciting
Review: Adela Fremont was a nurse and a novice Sister of Charity. On her first solicitation trip, her group came upon a dead young man and a seriously wounded half breed. Christian Ladino awoke in the care of the nuns. He had been a prisoner on Alcatraz Island for seven years and had recently been released. His only desire was to kill Nigel Smeet, the one who had killed his grandmother. His only lead was to find the daughter of Smeet's latest victim. Adela was the only one who would care for the Apache. (She was also the one that Christian had been searching for.) Adela had not seen her mother in over fifteen years. The day they were to finally meet, disaster struck! Her mother, step-father, and infant half-brother had been on the way to see Adela when a Mescalero Apache, Pajaro, and his band attacked. The step-father was killed, the infant was stolen, and the mother was near death. Adela received permission to care for her. This she did until her new found mother passed away. Adela turned to Christian for help in locating her missing brother. Smeet and Pajaro were working together. Now, so would Christian and Adela! **** A vivid and exciting ride into the past! It was fabulous! If you enjoy Historical Romances then this one is A MUST for you to read! ****
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Summary: entertaining western romance
Review: In 1882 New Mexico Territory, traveling nuns from the Sister of Charity accompanied by a novice find the near dead body of half-breed Christian Ladino lying next to a corpse. The women provide aid to Christian taking him to their St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe. However, when Christian holds a sister as hostage, the novice Adela Fremont bravely intercedes. As Christian heals, he and Adela are attracted to one another. They are also connected through con artist and illegal gun seller Nigel Smeet. Christian wants to kill Nigel whose false testimony sent him to Alcatraz while Adela is linked through her mother married to Smeet's former partner. Adela learns that her stepfather, whom she never met, was murdered and her mother, who she has not seen in fifteen years, was abducted along with her stepbrother allegedly by the Apache. She turns to Christian for help though she is not sure she can trust her heart with him. This entertaining western romance stars two delightful protagonists who feel their growing love is taboo for several reasons and need to avoid one another, but must work as a team if they are to rescue the youngster. The story line contains a whiff of mystery involving what happened to force Adela's mom to "hide" her child in a nunnery. The secondary players provide a feel for the era and Smeed is an incredibly manipulative villain getting lonely teens to do his bidding. Kelley Pounds furbishes an action-packed thriller that will please fans of the sub-genre. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: entertaining western romance
Review: In 1882 New Mexico Territory, traveling nuns from the Sister of Charity accompanied by a novice find the near dead body of half-breed Christian Ladino lying next to a corpse. The women provide aid to Christian taking him to their St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe. However, when Christian holds a sister as hostage, the novice Adela Fremont bravely intercedes. As Christian heals, he and Adela are attracted to one another. They are also connected through con artist and illegal gun seller Nigel Smeet. Christian wants to kill Nigel whose false testimony sent him to Alcatraz while Adela is linked through her mother married to Smeet's former partner. Adela learns that her stepfather, whom she never met, was murdered and her mother, who she has not seen in fifteen years, was abducted along with her stepbrother allegedly by the Apache. She turns to Christian for help though she is not sure she can trust her heart with him. This entertaining western romance stars two delightful protagonists who feel their growing love is taboo for several reasons and need to avoid one another, but must work as a team if they are to rescue the youngster. The story line contains a whiff of mystery involving what happened to force Adela's mom to "hide" her child in a nunnery. The secondary players provide a feel for the era and Smeed is an incredibly manipulative villain getting lonely teens to do his bidding. Kelley Pounds furbishes an action-packed thriller that will please fans of the sub-genre. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: A Keeper of a book
Review: Kelley Pounds delivers a satisfying read in this, her first published novel. She refuses to take the easy road with her complex characters, pushing Adela and Christian again and again until they take on heroic proportions. Loved the three- dimensional villain, too--the kind of guy you hope will choose light over dark. Ms. Pounds captures the essence of her setting--making the New Mexican desert as real as her characters. It's obvious that this is only the first step in the career of a great writer. The only drawback: I want more now.
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Summary: The Awakening Fire
Review: Wow! All of us readers agree, we LOVE this first book from Kelley Pounds. At the moment it is in limited supply, so if you are lucky enough to own a copy, HANG ON TO IT! The other reviewers said it all. This is a tender romance, passionate and believeable. I loved the interplay between Adela and Christian Ladino. At first they appear to be opposites, but as they mature their strengths and weaknesses dovetail to elegantly build up to the moment Adela must choose -- life as a Bride of Christ or a life's partner with a man she has come to love deeply. The other characters are well developed too, not just background. Adela's mother's story is plaintively revealed, and so much more. I found it to be much more than I had expected especially for a first novel. Let's hope this is published again and soon. It would be sad if it doesn't receive the audience it deserves. Way to go Kelley -- please keep writing!
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Summary: The Awakening Fire
Review: Wow! All of us readers agree, we LOVE this first book from Kelley Pounds. At the moment it is in limited supply, so if you are lucky enough to own a copy, HANG ON TO IT! The other reviewers said it all. This is a tender romance, passionate and believeable. I loved the interplay between Adela and Christian Ladino. At first they appear to be opposites, but as they mature their strengths and weaknesses dovetail to elegantly build up to the moment Adela must choose -- life as a Bride of Christ or a life's partner with a man she has come to love deeply. The other characters are well developed too, not just background. Adela's mother's story is plaintively revealed, and so much more. I found it to be much more than I had expected especially for a first novel. Let's hope this is published again and soon. It would be sad if it doesn't receive the audience it deserves. Way to go Kelley -- please keep writing!
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